Three injured, hundreds evacuated after A train derails in Harlem

Three people were injured and hundreds were evacuated Tuesday after a section of a Harlem A train flew off the tracks and smoke began to fill the subway cars during the morning rush hour, officials and witnesses said.

The Brooklyn-bound train came to a grinding halt outside the 125th St. station near St. Nicholas Ave. about 9:45 a.m. after an apparent power outage, witnesses said.

At least one train car got dislodged from the tracks in what officials describe as a minor derailment, according to law enforcement sources.

Straphangers said that the train car slammed into the tunnel wall before stopping.

“@mta you are the BEST!!!!” wrote Carrie Courogen. “It was so much fun living out my horror film fantasies. Especially the part when the train was like sideways!!!”

A section of a Harlem A train flew off tracks, officials and witnesses said.

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The derailment has forced the MTA to stop all A trains between Jay St. and the Inwood-207th St. stop. B train service between Brighton Beach and 145th St. has also been suspended, according to the MTA’s website.